Football Blog, Football Match Previews, Lineups

TheHardTackle.com

Home
Indian Super League
Transfers
Match Center
Featured
- Columns
- Around the World
  - UEFA
    - Champions’ League
    - Europa League
  - Internationals
Premier League
Serie A
La Liga
Bundesliga

Real Madrid 1-1 Villarreal: If Fans Don’t Understand Isco Substitution, I’m Sorry; Says Ancelotti

Five Things from Chelsea's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur In The Capital One Cup Final

Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City: Reds Stay Close To The Top Four After Win

Real Madrid Ready To Splash €100m On Paul Pogba: To Make Him ‘Galactico 3.0’

Juventus-Roma Rivalry Good For Italian Football: Allegri

Manchester United Interest Makes Me Happy, Says PSG Star Marquinhos

Liverpool FC Team News: Coutinho, Sakho To Come Back; Henderson Will Face Late Fitness Test

Latest Stories

Analysis: Chelsea Wrestle Spurs Into Submission In League Cup Final
Real Madrid 1-1 Villarreal: If Fans Don’t Understand Isco Substitution, I’m Sorry; Says Ancelotti
Five Things from Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur In The Capital One Cup Final
Analysis: Di Maria Suffering At Manchester United As Wayne Rooney Rises To Van Gaal’s Challenge
Coutinho’s Current Transfer Market Value Is ‘Frightening’, Says Rodgers
David de Gea – Best Goalkeeper of the Premier League
Ruhr Derby Analysis: Dortmund’s best game yet, and other talking points

Latest Transfers

Coutinho's Current Transfer Market Value Is 'Frightening', Says Rodgers
Real Madrid Ready To Splash €100m On Paul Pogba: To Make Him ‘Galactico 3.0’
Manchester United Interest Makes Me Happy, Says PSG Star Marquinhos
Arsenal Transfers: Arsene Wenger Will Have A £50m Transfer Budget This Summer
Liverpool In For Real Madrid's On-Loan Winger Lucas Vazquez: Spanish Reports
Manchester United Tried To Sign Keylor Navas Last Summer: Report
Tottenham Hotspur: We Deserved To Go Through To The Next Round, Says Pochettino
FC Barcelona Tracking 17 Year Old Wonder Kid Gerson Of Fluminense
Jesé Rodriguez Pondering Real Madrid Future: Spanish Report

English Premier League

Analysis: Chelsea Wrestle Spurs Into Submission In League Cup Final
Five Things from Chelsea's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur In The Capital One Cup Final
Analysis: Di Maria Suffering At Manchester United As Wayne Rooney Rises To Van Gaal’s Challenge
Coutinho's Current Transfer Market Value Is 'Frightening', Says Rodgers

German Bundesliga

Ruhr Derby Analysis: Dortmund’s best game yet, and other talking points
The Revierderby : Borussia Dortmund vs FC Schalke 04 – Team News, Tactics, Lineups and Prediction

Italia Serie A

Real Madrid Ready To Splash €100m On Paul Pogba: To Make Him ‘Galactico 3.0’
Juventus-Roma Rivalry Good For Italian Football: Allegri

Spanish La Liga

Real Madrid 1-1 Villarreal: If Fans Don’t Understand Isco Substitution, I’m Sorry; Says Ancelotti
Real Madrid Ready To Splash €100m On Paul Pogba: To Make Him ‘Galactico 3.0’

Match Center

Analysis: Chelsea Wrestle Spurs Into Submission In League Cup Final

Match Center

Real Madrid 1-1 Villarreal: If Fans Don’t Understand Isco Substitution, I’m Sorry; Says Ancelotti

Lackluster Real Madrid missed a chance to restore their lead over FC Barcelona to 4 points as resolute Villarr[...]

Analysis: Di Maria Suffering At Manchester United As Wayne Rooney Rises To Van Gaal’s Challenge

Di Maria is suffering at Manchester United while Robin Van Persie's injury has released the beast waiting insi[...]

Ruhr Derby Analysis: Dortmund’s best game yet, and other talking points

A sublime performance by Borussia Dortmund saw them beat local rivals Schalke 3-0 in what was a rather one sid[...]

Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City: Reds Stay Close To The Top Four After Win

Liverpool put on a brilliant display to beat Champions Manchester City at home once again and remained just tw[...]

Arsenal: There Would Certainly Be Changes For The Visit Of Everton, Says Wenger

Arsene Wenger confirmed that there will certainly be changes for the visit of Everton to the Arsenal side that[...]

Featured

Five Things from Chelsea's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur In The Capital One Cup Final

Opinions and Analysis

Analysis: Monaco Exploit Gaps In Arsenal’s Midfield And Punish Them

A ring of boos rained down the Emirates at the final whistle to a scoreline even the bookies didn’t predict. On a night when Arsene Wenger renewed hostili[...]

UCL Analysis: Juventus Win, English Clubs Falter, Bayer Edge Out Atletico

If there is anything we learned from the second round of fixtures in the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League round-of-16, it is that English clubs still have a long w[...]

Arsenal v Monaco Analysis: Where The Game Was Lost For The Gunners

Arsenal were horrible and more than deserved what they got and have on their hands as uphill a task as any to qualify. Monaco on their part haven't conceded[...]

Stephen Constantine – Second Innings And The Challenges Ahead

As the AIFF gets ready to present Stephen Constantine to the media on the 24th of this month, Constantine knows his task is well cut out in his second stint as [...]

Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Poor Man Management Harming His Own Players

Brendan Rodgers has harmed his players this season thanks to his poor man management, especially after Penaltygate successfully overshadowed what was a fine win[...]

Tim Sherwood: The Saviour For Sinking Teams

Tim Sherwood has been known to trust in youth and revive out of favor strikers. Is he the answer to Aston Villa’s Problems?[...]

Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas And Other Headaches For Carlo Ancelotti At Real Madrid

Analysing Carlo Ancelotti's problems as Real Madrid stutter from one set-back to another[...]

Zlatko Junuzovic – the Bundesliga’s most underrated player?

A name unknown to many, the Austrian midfielder has been of the bright sparks in a dull Werder Bremen side fighting to stay afloat in the top division. German m[...]

Article Of the Week

Kurt Zouma’s Rise a Highlight of Chelsea’s Campaign

Chelsea signed centre-back Kurt Zouma from Ligue 1 club AS St.Etienne in a deal that flew somewhat under the radar given the club’s record sale of Juan Mata t[...]

Stephen Constantine – Second Innings And The Challenges Ahead

As the AIFF gets ready to present Stephen Constantine to the media on the 24th of this month, Constantine knows his task is well cut out in his second stint as [...]

Talking Game – Interviews

[Exclusive] Rainer Bonhof: “Real Madrid To Win The Champions League, Brazil To Triumph At Home”

The current Borussia Mönchengladbach vice president, Rainer Bonhof, tells us about his favorites for the Champions League, the World Cup and his past laurels.[...]

Classic Clashes

Denmark vs Sweden – ‘It Was A Black Day For Danish Football’ | Classic Clashes

Usually the closest countries share the most intense rivalries- India, Pakistan; Chile-Peru. Denmark and Sweden is another example that fits very well in this c[...]

Brazil v France World Cup 1998, What Really Happened To Ronaldo – Classic Clashes

Was the Brazilian drugged or mere;y suffered an over-dose? Here's a look at what happened on that fateful night as France won its maiden World Cup[...]

Relic – History

Garrincha – The flawed genius

The world over if someone were asked to name the ten greatest players to have ever played a beautiful game, the names would be Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zi[...]

Jimmy Hogan: The Englishman Who Burst England’s Bubble

His impact on British football was of bringing the national side back to reality and asking them to transform and keep up with the evolution of tactics and styl[...]

Rewind

Rewind: Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal: 1999 FA Cup Semi-Final

The last ever replay match played in FA cup history had everything; a disallowed goal, missed chances, a sending off, an injury time penalty, and one of the mos[...]

Rewind: Germany Edges Poland In Emotional World Cup 2006 Tie

On Saturday, Poland beat Germany for the first time in their history to take control of Euro 2016 qualifying Group D. The match, which ended 2-0, featured goals[...]

Whiteboard – Tactics

THT Whiteboard: The Many Types and Roles of the Modern Forward

We go back to the drawing board to analyze how teams use forwards and the roles they are expected to perform.

The Three Four Enigma Of Juventus

Indian Football

Stephen Constantine – Second Innings And The Challenges Ahead

As the AIFF gets ready to present Stephen Constantine to the media on the 24th of this month, Constantine knows his task is well cut out in his second stint as [...]

Mohun Bagan 4-1 Bengaluru FC: Mariners Obliterate I-league Champions

I-League Champions Bengaluru FC suffered their worst defeat this season after they were dismantled by a far superior Mohun Bagan side.